Flight paths: Lafayette travelers are loyal to their city’s regional airport, with 59.8% of them using it in 2011, but Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport nonetheless lured about 15.5% of them to use that facility last year, The (Lafayette) Advertiser reports. In addition, 24.7% of Lafayette travelers used airports in New Orleans, and 1% chose regional airports at Alexandria and Lake Charles. To help Lafayette Regional keep up with its growing local demand, the governing board is considering a variety of upgrades, from minor tweaks to a new terminal. Read the full story here.
Pass it ’round: Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar in New Orleans has been selected as one of 12 finalists for ESPN Mobile’s Best Sports Bar in North America contest. Nationwide voting for Walk-On’s and its 11 competitors—whose locations range from Maui to Toronto, Atlanta to Portland—will be open to the public on an ESPN Mobile website through Tuesday here. “Now we’re asking all our loyal customers, and everyone in Louisiana, to go online and vote for Walk-On’s,” says co-owner Brandon Landry in a statement.
Lesson plan: Louisiana lawmakers are heading into classrooms starting this week as part of the national Legislators Back to School Program. Started in 1999, the program encourages lawmakers to spend a day visiting classrooms to tell students what it’s like to be an elected official. The program is an initiative of the National Conference of State Legislators. Louisiana typically ranks in the top 10 states in the country for lawmaker participation in the program, though it’s not clear how many legislators will be involved this time.
